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a vampire film that's sinfully good cinema

3 days ago | woub.org | Emily Votaw

Dr. Gordon Briggs’ Now Playing: ‘Sinners’: a vampire film that’s sinfully good cinema’ < < Back to You may know Dr. Gordon Briggs from curating film series at the Athena Cinema, like Heroes in Color with Brandon Thompson or the upcoming Rainbow Connections series.
GREAT PERFORMANCES

6 days ago | woub.org | Mark Brewer

A farce about the complexities of race in “Yellow Face” on GREAT PERFORMANCES – May 16 at 9 pm < < Back to Friday, May 16 at 9:00 pm Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang’s comedy from Roundabout Theatre Company stars Daniel Dae Kim (“Lost,” “Hawaii Five-0”) as an Asian American playwright who protests yellowface casting in the blockbuster musical “Miss Saigon,” only to mistakenly cast a white actor as the Asian lead in his own play. The repercussions resonate in this farce about the...
With a tax increase shot down at the polls, Athens leaders face limited options for reigning in expenses

6 days ago | woub.org | David Forster

With a tax increase shot down at the polls, Athens leaders face limited options for reigning in expenses < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The mayor of Athens says he doesn’t have many good options when it comes to trimming the city’s budget now that a proposed income tax increase was voted down this week. The city’s biggest expense by far is personnel. So he’ll be looking at possibly not replacing some city employees when they retire or leave for other reasons, Mayor Steve Patterson said....
Swanpalace releases debut EP 'To Depart the Waking World'

6 days ago | woub.org | Emily Votaw

Swanpalace debuts EP ‘To Depart the Waking World’ with Spoon’s Jim Eno and vocalists Leah Joy andJosh Antonuccio < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio – Swanpalace releases their debut EP, To Depart the Waking World, today.
State officials dismiss Ohio University's challenge following the faculty vote to unionize

6 days ago | woub.org | David Forster

State officials dismiss Ohio University’s challenge following the faculty vote to unionize < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — State officials have dismissed a challenge Ohio University filed last month after faculty voted overwhelmingly to form a union.
Withdraw begins while protests continue in "The History of the World," part eight of THE VIETNAM WAR - May 15 at 9pm - WOUB Public Media

1 week ago | woub.org | Mark Brewer

Withdraw begins while protests continue in “The History of the World,” part eight of THE VIETNAM WAR – May 15 at 9pm < < Back to THE VIETNAM WAR The Landmark Documentary Event by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Returns Thursday, May 15 at 9:00 pm Episode Eight: “The History of the World” (April 1969 – May 1970) With morale plummeting in Vietnam, President Nixon begins withdrawing American troops. As news breaks of an unthinkable massacre committed by American soldiers, the public debates the...
Budget cuts to a USDA program pose threats to foodbanks, farmers and food processors

1 week ago | woub.org | David Forster

Budget cuts to a USDA program pose threats to foodbanks, farmers and food processors < < Back to ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The federal government has cut a half-a-billion-dollar program at the USDA that helps foodbanks make purchases from local farmers and food processors.
Discover the diverse species and personalities in "My Garden of a Thousand Bees" on NATURE, May 14 at 8 pm

1 week ago | woub.org | Mark Brewer

Discover the diverse species and personalities in “My Garden of a Thousand Bees” on NATURE, May 14 at 8 pm < < Back to Wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn documents his buzzworthy discoveries during the COVID-19 lockdown Taking refuge from the coronavirus pandemic, wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn set out to record all the bees he could find in his tiny urban garden in Bristol, England, filming them with one-of-a kind lenses he forged on his kitchen table. The documentary, which kicked off...
A bipartisan bill aims to protect Ohioans with medical debt from disastrous consequences

1 week ago | woub.org | Aaron Payne

A bipartisan bill aims to protect Ohioans with medical debt from disastrous consequences < < Back to COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bipartisan bill would help Ohioans with medical debt pay it off without losing their homes or incomes or leaving their credit rating in tatters.
Ohio's Democratic Party Chair resigns ahead of the 2026 elections

1 week ago | woub.org | Aaron Payne

Ohio’s Democratic Party Chair resigns ahead of the 2026 elections < < Back to COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The head of the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) is leaving her post for a national job. The move comes just a year before statewide elections for governor and U.S. Senate.